Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has confirmed Algeria’s continued support for increased development in Africa, emphasising the need for integrated and modern infrastructure to develop the continent’s economy.

Comments by Tebboune were made during the opening of the 3rd Financing Summit for Africa’s Infrastructure Development in Luanda, Angola, on October 28.

Although not physically present at the event, the President was represented by President of the council of the nation, Azouz Nasri.

In a speech delivered by Nasri, according to AL24 News, Tebboune underscored his country’s commitment to the principles of fraternity and solidarity within the African Union, with Algeria continuing to push its goal of supporting the continent’s development through strategic initiatives.

The official continued to list multiple important megaprojects that Algeria was involved in, most of which, he noted, were aimed at improving regional integration and cooperation. Such projects include the strategic Nigeria-Algeria Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline, which moves through Niger and displays the continent’s continued appetite for energy cooperation.

Other projects included by the President were the Trans-Saharan Highway – which connects Algeria to five other African countries; the Trans-Sahara Optical Fibre Backbone project (aimed at improving digital infrastructure in the Sahe)l, the Tindouf-Zouerate road project in Mauritania – funded by Algeria’s International Cooperation Agency for Solidarity and Development (AACISD) – and the southern railway network expansion, which is set to link Algeria to its neighbours.

Most notably perhaps, the summit itself, hosted by Angola’s President João Manuel Lourenço, has acted as a platform for African leaders to organise resources and improve partnerships that will likely lead to improved infrastructure development across Africa.

Angola itself is in need of increased investment and development, with deadly fuel hike protests erupting across the country earlier this year due to the government’s decision to reform its fuel subsidy policy on July 4, according to Credendo, which also highlighted that the country remained classified in the second highest long-term political risk category, due to its socio-economic and financial vulnerability thanks to over-reliance on oil sector income.